HARTFORD – The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today announced two new federal grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) worth a total of $17 million to support Connecticut’s work to combat the opioid epidemic by expanding access to treatment and supporting near real-time data on the drug overdose... Read More about CONNECTICUT DELEGATION ANNOUNCES MILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR OPIOID PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Vice... Read More about MURPHY, DEM SENATORS DEMAND ANSWERS FROM DOD ON PLANS TO RAID MILITARY PROJECTS TO PAY FOR TRUMP’S WALL

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement on prospects for gun violence prevention legislation: “The president and I had a conversation some weeks ago in which he expressed a desire to pass a meaningful background checks reform bill. As we speak, we are in discussions with the White House... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PROSPECTS FOR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump administration is holding up  $250 million in military assistance to Ukraine which is important to counter... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON REPORTS OF TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HOLDING UP U.S. MILITARY AID FOR UKRAINE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to news that William Nardini has been nominated to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Barbara Jongbloed has been nominated to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge for... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATIONS OF WILLIAM NARDINI TO THE SECOND CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS AND BARBARA JONGBLOED TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday released the following statement on reports that the Trump Administration will divert millions of FEMA dollars to support his anti-immigrant agenda: “The Trump administration has attempted to illegally deny much needed... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TRUMP DIVERTING PUERTO RICO DISASTER AID TO FUEL ANTI-IMMIGRANT AGENDA

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement after the Russian government denied him a visa to enter the country as part of an upcoming bipartisan congressional delegation: “While I’ve been a tough critic of the Kremlin, I also... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON RUSSIA VISA DENIAL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday delivered the following remarks at a press conference following his conversations with the White House and President Trump about background checks legislation: “Alright, good morning everyone, my name is Chris Murphy. I have the honor of representing Connecticut in the United... Read More about MURPHY: CHANCES OF SUCCESS ARE LESS THAN 50/50, BUT IT’S WORTH GIVING THIS A SHOT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement on the President’s recent waffling on his support for background checks legislation: “We’ve been here before, after Parkland, when the President made a commitment on background checks and... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S WAFFLING ON BACKGROUND CHECKS LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Commerce Packaging Corporation in Norwalk is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1954, Commerce Packaging is a third-generation family-owned company specializing in the manufacturing of corrugated boxes, wood crates... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NORWALK MANUFACTURER, COMMERCE PACKAGING CORPORATION, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 34 Democratic senators in submitting a comment letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to criticize the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to weaken critical protections that help address discrimination in... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL SLAM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROPOSAL TO WEAKEN PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CARE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) joined a bipartisan letter led by U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) calling on the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BIPARTISAN COLLEAGUES CALL FOR INCLUSION OF BIPARTISAN IRAN AMENDMENT IN FINAL NDAA

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Preferred Utilities Manufacturing Corporation in Danbury is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1920, Preferred Utilities specializes in the manufacturing of burners, instruments and controls, and fuel oil handling... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS DANBURY MANUFACTURER, PREFERRED UTILITIES MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 28 Senators in sending a letter to Secretary DeVos urging the Department of Education to fulfill its duty in providing assistance to the 32,000 students impacted by the recent and sudden closures of three for-profit college chains—Education... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL DEMAND SECRETARY DEVOS HELP STUDENTS IMPACTED BY SUDDEN CLOSURES OF FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES

WASHINGTON – Following last weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), authored an op-ed in The Hill focusing on America’s unique legacy of violence and how Congressional inaction is a signal of endorsement to would-be shooters. Since his time in the Senate, Murphy has been a... Read More about MURPHY OP-ED IN THE HILL: THE VIOLENCE PARADOX

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Wednesday that Kleo Pharmaceuticals, an immuno-oncology company, has been named “Innovator of the Month.” The company focuses on developing innovative bispecific compounds designed to emulate or enhance the activity of biologics to directly engage a patient’s... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS KLEO PHARMACEUTICALS AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), released the following statement after President Trump’s address to the nation following this weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio that left at least 31 people dead and dozens more injured.   “President Trump is literally making up causes of... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT FOLLOWING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S REMARKS AFTER MASS SHOOTINGS IN TEXAS AND OHIO

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Sunday following the recent shootings over the weekend in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio:  “Nowhere but in the United States does this epidemic rate of mass murder occur. My heart goes out to all the victims of gun violence this weekend - in El... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON WEEKEND SHOOTINGS IN EL PASO, TEXAS AND DAYTON, OHIO

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Friday noted growing support for his second Madness, Inc. report “How Colleges Keep Athletes on the Field and Out of the Classroom” released last week. In this report, Murphy examines the ways in which... Read More about SUPPORT GROWS FOR MURPHY’S SECOND “MADNESS, INC.” REPORT, CALLS FOR COLLEGES TO PROVIDE ATHLETES THE EDUCATION THEY DESERVE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism and a vocal critic of U.S. support for the military campaigns in Yemen, on Thursday delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor calling on his colleagues to take action... Read More about MURPHY: WHAT IS THE ADMINISTRATION GETTING FOR THE BEAR HUG THEY’VE PUT AROUND SAUDI ARABIA?